24 min
Connect Episode 74 | Terry Schmidt, President, Guild Mortgage Company CONNECT by California MBA
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Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers and shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 74th episode features Terry Schmidt, President, Guild Mortgage Company
Topics of discussion:
2:49 – What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned (professionally or personally) over the past 18 months?
4:51 – What’s one thing that Guild is doing differently since March 2020? Something that is a permanent change to company culture or processes or vision, etc. etc.
8:15 – Guild has always been a big player in the purchase market – does the shift back to purchase from refi benefit your team? How are (or are they) your strategies shifting?
11:14 – What has been one of the challenges you and the leadership team have faced since the company’s IPO? Has the company culture shifted/changed/evolved?
12:58 – What’s the biggest advantage the company has seen, having you and Mary Ann (and other women in senior leadership) in leadership for so long?
15:02 – How crucial to the success of Guild has been the consistent effort to promote from within?
18:33 – What is the most important economic indicator (other than interest rates) that you watch on a regular basis?
19:39 – Is the inventory squeeze going to continue to drive home values/prices up?
21:15 – Why has Guild supported the California MBA for so long? What are the most important benefits that membership provides?
Thank you to our sponsor, Insellerate. To learn more visit insellerate.com or call 855-973-1646
To learn more about the California MBA visit www.cmba.com and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode!
Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers and shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 74th episode features Terry Schmidt, President, Guild Mortgage Company
Topics of discussion:
2:49 – What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned (professionally or personally) over the past 18 months?
4:51 – What’s one thing that Guild is doing differently since March 2020? Something that is a permanent change to company culture or processes or vision, etc. etc.
8:15 – Guild has always been a big player in the purchase market – does the shift back to purchase from refi benefit your team? How are (or are they) your strategies shifting?
11:14 – What has been one of the challenges you and the leadership team have faced since the company’s IPO? Has the company culture shifted/changed/evolved?
12:58 – What’s the biggest advantage the company has seen, having you and Mary Ann (and other women in senior leadership) in leadership for so long?
15:02 – How crucial to the success of Guild has been the consistent effort to promote from within?
18:33 – What is the most important economic indicator (other than interest rates) that you watch on a regular basis?
19:39 – Is the inventory squeeze going to continue to drive home values/prices up?
21:15 – Why has Guild supported the California MBA for so long? What are the most important benefits that membership provides?
Thank you to our sponsor, Insellerate. To learn more visit insellerate.com or call 855-973-1646
To learn more about the California MBA visit www.cmba.com and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode!
24 min